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Stockers can mean profit in this economy | Cow-calf opportunity
Opportunities, even necessity, to add weight beyond the weaning pasture and before the feedlot continue to grow. Even with record corn yield predicted,...
The N Game
Life is a series of building blocks. We learn to crawl, then walk and eventually run. Joe Lally, an Iowa State University nutrient management specialist,...
National Stocker Award | Spread the Risk
What I like to do most is grow grass and graze cattle, says Leo Hollinger, Jr., of Camden, AL. My passion has always been to put light calves on grass...
National Stocker Award | Accountability First and Always
I'm a firm believer that if we have problems in the preconditioning phase, 95% of the time it's because of management, because of a decision we made,...
National Stocker Award | Full-time Flexibility
In a backgrounding operation where cattle are fed year-round, you'd expect to find pens and plenty of bare ground. At G-Three Cattle Company, though,...
Companies Who Purchase Naturally Produced Beef Cattle
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation provides a listing of companies that purchase and sell natural beef cattle and products....
Certified Organic/Grass-Fed Livestock Tour Is July 7
Two unique and successful livestock farms will host a July 7 sustainable ag tour sponsored by University of Illinois (UI) Extension...
AERO 2009 Farm Tour Features Grass-Fed Operations
The Montana Alternative Energy Resources Organization’s (AERO) 2009 Farm Tours schedule features grass-fed beef and dairy cattle, orchard fruits, and dryland grains and oilseeds. Tours planned include...
Premiums Being Offered for Natural Beef Cattle
An increasing number of beef cattle producers have expressed an interest in understanding more about the emerging market surrounding naturally produced beef. ...
Manure composting experience
Larry Schnell, owner of Stockmen's Exchange in Dickinson, ND, began composting manure from his auction facility in 2005. Motivating him were new North...
Composting dead cattle
With rendering costs, biosecurity concerns and environmental regulations increasing, it's getting harder and more expensive to deal with carcasses on...
Economy Brings Decline in Organic Food Sales
To consumers, organic food is often considered healthier, better-tasting and more environmentally friendly than conventionally raised food. ...
USDA: Naturally Raised Marketing Claim Standard
The standard will be published as a notice in the Federal Register and is titled “United States Standards for Livestock and Meat Marketing Claims, Naturally Raised Claim for Livestock and the Meat and Meat Products Derived from such Livestock.” ...
Study Reveals Myths About Niche-Marketed Beef Safety
Niche-marketed food products are rapidly gaining market share in today's society....
U.S. Bulls Cross Into Mexico
For the first time in more than four years, U.S. beef cattle crossed into Mexico this week...
Organic, Natural Production Is Wyoming Workshop Focus
University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service (UW CES) is offering a one-day workshop in Powell to provide ranchers and farmers on the ins and outs of adopting "natural" or "organic" production methods...
Alliance Numbers Grow - Consolidate
Consumer-based programs listed in the BEEF Alliance Yellow Pages reflect the overall evolution of industry structure. While the numbers flowing through...
2007 alliance yellow pages
2007 marks BEEF magazine's 10th annual listing of industry alliances. Categorized by consumer-based programs, where the focus is on finding, feeding and marketing cattle according to predefined consumer product specifications...
Exploring Natural
South Dakota State University (SDSU) Extension beef feedlot specialist Erik Loe, Marshall county (SD) Extension educator Tyler Melroe, and SDSU Extension veterinarian Russ Daly answer some of the most common questions about natural-beef production...
Goin' Natural
If you're puzzling over your future role in a changing beef industry, your answer may be a niche market, one that allows you to differentiate your product...
Twelve Questions On Natural Beef Production
Selling Beef Not Cattle
What's a small eastern Washington rancher to do if he's not satisfied with what he gets for his calves? Some keep doing what they've been doing, and complain about it...
Web Site To Connect Natural Producers To Buyers
Brookings Meeting Explores "Natural" Cattle Production
What is naturally raised?
USDA wants to develop a voluntary standard to address production practices associated with the term naturally raised. Thus, the Ag Marketing Service is...
From Our Columnists
Advocate or Perish
"While the affluent nations can certainly afford to adopt ultra low-risk positions toward new advances in agricultural science and technology, and pay...
Don't Market Like 2008
Many ranchers' first inclination in marketing their 2009 calves is to base it on their 2008 calf crop experiences. That could be a serious mistake...
No Silver Bullet
I was so impressed with Richard Roth's letter to the editor that I thought it deserved some follow-up...
